Overview
- Jaume Munar led 6-3 when Felix Auger-Aliassime retired after 45 minutes, with the Canadian stretching his lower back throughout the quarterfinal.
- Auger-Aliassime had reached the last eight by edging Marin Cilic in two tiebreaks, extending his indoor run after winning Brussels last week.
- Munar had earlier upset 2024 Basel finalist Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-4 and progresses to the semifinals after the retirement.
- The remaining quarterfinals feature Denis Shapovalov vs Joao Fonseca, with Shapovalov beating Valentin Royer and Fonseca advancing via Jakub Mensik’s withdrawal.
- Casper Ruud earned a quarterfinal against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina after defeating Stan Wawrinka, and Ugo Humbert meets Reilly Opelka after eliminating top seed Taylor Fritz.